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Payroll Specialist

SkyWarrior Flight Training
Pensacola, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 7/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/22/2026

We are looking for a highly capable payroll specialist to manage our payroll system. In this role, your duties will include ensuring accurate salary payments and calculating overtime earnings.

To ensure success as a payroll specialist, you should demonstrate knowledge of applicable tax laws and ideally have experience in a similar role, be detail-oriented and someone who can accurately and timely process salaries.

In addition to processing payroll, you will be responsible for providing accounting support in a variety of areas within the Accounting Department, including recording transactions, maintaining records and spreadsheets, processing incoming payments, researching errors, reconciling entries to general ledger, etc.

Payroll Specialist Responsibilities:

  • Preparing ledger entries with earnings and deductions.
  • Entering payroll information and maintaining payroll files.
  • Issuing paychecks in a timely manner.
  • Attending to payroll inquiries from employees.
  • Processing and reconciling benefit payments.
  • Calculate, file and pay all payroll taxes.
  • Completes a variety of accounting processes including payments, invoices, bank deposits, etc.
  • Reviews and processes credit card payments, ensuring proper payments of flight school students.
  • Assist with month end and year end close.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Accuracy & Dependability - able to complete assignments with a high degree of accuracy, willingness to take on additional assignments.
  • Organization & Time Management - able to work under general supervision; able to take initiative, plan, schedule, and organize tasks; able to handle multiple priorities with strong attention to detail.
  • Customer Service - able to personally provide high level of interactive service to targeted customer base.
  • Computer Usage - able to utilize internal computer systems. Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications, including Excel, Word and Outlook.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

  • Please describe your past experience with internally processing payroll.
  • Please describe your past experience using QuickBooks for payroll processing.

Experience:

  • Payroll: 1 year (Required)
  • QuickBooks: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

  • Pensacola, FL 32503 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $22

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